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How to Win Thresh vs Zyra Counter MatchupThresh is in the a tier of champions

Thresh vs Zyra

How to Beat Zyra as Thresh in LoLThresh is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zyra as Thresh

based on 5,856 Thresh vs Zyra matchups
Win Rate
44.9 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our dataset, Thresh fought Zyra in 5856 matches. With so many games with Thresh versus Zyra provides us faith in our ability to provide actionable statistics and a solid build to counter your enemy. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Thresh is forced to battle against Zyra in only 4.0% of his rounds.

Thresh vs Zyra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Thresh does a pathetic job of beating Zyra. On average, he wins a lowly 44.9% of games the champions fight one another in. In Thresh against Zyra rounds, Thresh’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Zyra.

Best Thresh vs Zyra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Thresh Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernRedemptionUnending DespairForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Thresh to level upq
>
Second ability for Thresh to level upe
>
Last skill for Thresh to max outw

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability HasteArmorArmor
Thresh's passive ability p
Thresh's q ability q
Thresh's w ability w
Thresh's e ability e
Thresh's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Zyra as Thresh

Tips for Playing as Thresh against Zyra

Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.

Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.

Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.

Advice to Win Against Zyra

Moving closer to Zyra can be a smart move if she places plants too far away from herself.

Moving the fight to a different area will deprive Zyra of accumulated seeds.

Plants take fixed damage from attacks and effects, similar to wards. They also expire quickly on their own.

Seeds placed by Zyra's W are larger, a different color, and grant a small amount of vision to her team.

Zyra's seeds can be destroyed by stepping on them. If she tries to grow them as you do, dodge back at the last moment.

Thresh vs Zyra Counter Stats

Thresh Image
Win Rate
44.9 %
VS
Win Rate
55.1 %
Zyra Image
2.1
< Kills >
3.8
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
13.5
< Assists >
11.5
0.36
< Killing Sprees >
0.83
36
< Minions Killed >
56
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,082
< Physical Damage >
1,029
6,775
< Magic Damage >
20,495
754
< True Damage >
1,078
8,612
< Damage Dealt >
22,602
23,461
< Damage Taken >
17,947
8,632
< Gold Earned >
9,839
1.55
< Towers >
1.93
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,595
< Total Healing >
1,862
10,848
< Experience >
11,445
55
< Vision Score >
59
24
< Wards Placed >
25
249
< Time Dealing CC >
283

How to Counter Zyra with Thresh in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some strategic Thresh versus Zyra counter statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. Thresh’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zyra’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Thresh may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zyra..

Thresh usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Zyra. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Thresh and Zyra

Damage Types Compared

Thresh
Zyra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Thresh
Zyra

Who is Better, Thresh or Zyra?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Thresh usually loses when trying to fight Zyra, with a 44.9% win rate. As a result, Thresh makes a poor counter for Zyra.

While Thresh does have a much lower win rate compared to Zyra, when on opposite teams, Thresh also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Thresh into Zyraas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Thresh has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zyra. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Thresh vs Zyra matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Thresh is a bad counter for Zyra. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Thresh against Zyra.

Additional Information for Thresh Players

How We Calculated Our Thresh vs Zyra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zyra as Thresh, we analyzed 5,856 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Zyra as Thresh comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Thresh to counter Zyra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Thresh usually racks up less CS compared to Zyra. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Thresh versus Zyra build consist of Thornmail, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Thresh incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Zyra than with many other common builds. In fact, Thresh boasted an average winrate of 44.9% when playing against Zyra with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of crushing Zyra as Thresh, Thresh players should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Thresh vs Zyra face-offs, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 44.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zyra as Thresh are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.